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Yeah, I think the tool is quite expensive because/and there are not many italian threaded bb on the road, so not many places have one. I'd call around, a specialist frame maker (e.g. Bob Jackson) should be able to do it for you. Otherwise I think De Rosas still use Italian BB regularly, so a De Rosa dealer may well have the tool.
Re dropout spacing, is your frame steel? If so, I think it would be fine as it is. But you can always ask the shop doing the tapping to reset the dropouts, it would be an easy job for them. If alu (I'm assuming you're not using carbon or ti for a beater!) I'd be a bit more nervous and I think you'd be pushing it a bit.
Rims - I can highly recommend Ambrosio rims, their Excursion/Evolution (same rim section, just that the Evo has a machined braking surface) are robust, cheap and very good quality. I've also still got a pair of cxp21s that are beaten but still going strong on an older bike of mine, have never needed truing.